The delay will allow Tabata and his team to fix these issues for all players instead of releasing a day one patch. He said not everyone has their console connected to the internet despite having the service. Therefore, there may be some players who would not apply a day-one patch. He cited data from Japan which states more than 20% do not have their consoles connected online.

“According to some data, the console game users of more than 20% of Japan was such a situation,” he said (thanks, Google translate) “The United States has a higher connection rates than Japan.
“In other words, in Japan, [those] who will be playing without the Internet connection, was found to be a significant number.”

He also mentions how South America has a low connectivity rate and “not a good line situation.”

He also said outside of the Season Pass, the team plans on releasing new downloadable content such as costumes and there are plans to “increase the cooking repertoire.” If any additional large DLC is released outside of the Season Pass, it most likely won’t be free, it seems, but there’s “a lot right now that isn’t clear.”

Final Fantasy 15 will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 29.

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